Our Reporter
Dimapur, Dec. 16 (EMN): Zeliangrong and Lakeview colonies were declared the cleanest colonies in Dimapur under big and small colony categories respectively.
The “Cleanest colony competition 2021” award ceremony organised by Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) under ‘A better Dimapur’ initiative was held at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur, on Friday.
Under the big colony category, Zeliangrong Colony received a cash prize of INR 1 lakh for winning the cleanest colony award, while the second winner Sematilla Colony was awarded INR 50,000 and third winner UNBA-B Colony received a cash prize INR 20,000.
Under the small colony category, Lakeview Colony won the cleanest colony title and walked away with a cash prize of INR 1 lakh, while the second prize was awarded to Riverbelt Colony and the third prize to Island Colony. The two colonies received cash prizes of INR 50,000 and INR 20,000 respectively.
For the 1st quarter competition conducted from January to March, Duncan Colony was declared winner under big colony category and Sifty Colony was declared the winner under small colony category.
For the 2nd quarter competition conducted from April to June, Notun Bosti and Aokong colonies were winners under big and small colony categories, while for the 3rd quarterly conducted from July to September, Lengrijan and Niu colonies were declared winners under big and small colonies category respectively.
For the fourth quarterly competition conducted from October to December, Naga United Colony and Bank Colony were declared winners under big and small colonies respectively.
Delivering the welcome speech, DMC administrator Albert Ezung said that everyone love to live in a healthy, clean, hygienic and friendly environment. He, however, stated that people differed in their perception to achieve that common goal. Ezung pointed out that there are some people who leave everything in the hands of government departments and other agencies to clean, while there are people who believed in collective responsibility to achieve something good for society.
He added that DMC, despite its limitations and constraints, is trying its best to deliver goods to the people. He has appreciated the support extended by various organisations especially the colony authorities in their endeavours. He further stated that the cleanest colony competition was initiated to promote cleanliness and social responsibility.
Also on the occasion, the special guest and SDO (Civil), Zubenthung Ngullie, stated that the cleanest colony competition initiative has witnessed a positive change and improvement in Dimapur.
Ngullie has attributed success to the active participation of every citizen and further called upon the gathering to co-operate even in the days to come.